Pelargonium plant named ‘PEQZ0058’

ABSTRACT

A new  Pelargonium  plant named ‘PEQZ0058’ particularly distinguished by has dark pink colored inflorescences with semi-double florets, held above dark green foliage, on a vigorous mounding plant.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Pelargoniuminterspecific.

Varietal denomination: ‘PEQZ0058’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Pelargonium, botanically known asPelargonium interspecific, and hereinafter referred to by the varietyname ‘PEQZ0058’.

‘PEQZ0058’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar‘PEQZ0058’ has dark pink colored inflorescences with semi-doubleflorets, held above dark green foliage, on a vigorous mounding plant.

‘PEQZ0058’ originates from a hybridization in a controlled breedingprogram made in July 2013, in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands. The female parent was an unpatented plant of Pelargonium xinterspecific parentage identified as ‘PEZ-AY0279-02’ with smallerflorets and a more branched habit when compared to ‘PEQZ0058’.

The male parent of ‘PEQZ0058’ was an unpatented, proprietary plant of P.x hortorum parentage, identified as ‘10301-1’ with lighter green foliageand more violet coloured, florets when compared to ‘PEQZ0058’. Theresultant seed was sown in December 2013.

‘PEQZ0058’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of thestated cross in May 2014 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘PEQZ0058’ was accomplishedwhen vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection inJune 2014 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in May 2014 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands and continuingthereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics asherein disclosed for ‘PEQZ0058’ are firmly fixed and are retainedthrough successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘PEQZ0058’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for.‘PEQZ0058’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effectivefiling date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that mayhave been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date ofthis application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘PEQZ0058’directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination ofthese characteristics distinguishes this Pelargonium as a new anddistinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘PEQZ0058’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type.

The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, 1 flowering plant of the newvariety and in FIG. 2, a close-up of an inflorescence.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands in early June 2020 under natural light. These plants wereapproximately 16 weeks old and were grown in a 12 cm pots, in agreenhouse trial. The plants shown in the photographs were about 16weeks old growing in a 12 cm pot in a greenhouse. The photographs weretaken in June 2020.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘PEQZ0058’ AND A MOSTSIMILAR VARIETY ‘Fisrodeep’ (U.S. Plant ‘PEQZ0058’ Pat. No. 20,516)Foliage color: RHS139A (dark green) RHS137B-C (green) Anther color: RHS58C (pink) RHS 47A (red)

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Upright, outwardly spreading and            rounded growth habit.        -   Plant height.—22-25 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—34-38 cm.        -   Plant width.—27-33 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate roots.—15-18 days at about 22            degrees C.        -   Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—21-23 days at 22            degrees C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B but whiter.-   Foliage:    -   -   Variegation.—Absent.        -   Immature leaf, color upper surface.—Closest to RHS 137B.        -   Immature leaf, lower surface.—Closest to RHS 138B.        -   Mature leaf, color upper surface.—Closest to RHS 139A.        -   Mature leaf, color lower surface.—Closest to RHS 138B.        -   Length.—6-8 cm.        -   Width.—7.5-9 cm.        -   Shape.—Cordate.        -   Base shape.—Cordate.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Slightly dentate.        -   Texture upper side.—Hirsute.        -   Texture lower side.—Hirsute.        -   Leaf zonation color.—Distinct RHS 187A.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 137A, largely indistinct.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 143C, becoming            indistinct.        -   Pattern of veining.—Palmate.        -   Petiole color.—RHS 143B, slightly mottled close to RHS 176C.        -   Petiole length.—5-7 cm.        -   Diameter of petiole.—0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs.-   Stem:    -   -   Quantity of branches.—4-8.        -   Color of stem.—Close to RHS 143B mottled RHS 176A.        -   Length of stem.—12-17 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—1-3 cm.        -   Texture.—Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 143B, slightly coloring with            anthocyanins close to RHS 181A.        -   Length of peduncle.—13-16 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.3-0.5 cm.        -   Texture.—Hirsute, glandular hairs.-   Pedicel:    -   -   Color of pedicel.—Lower part RHS 174B, coloring to RHS 183C.        -   Length of pedicel.—2-3 cm.        -   Diameter of pedicel.—0.15-0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs.-   Bud (just before opening):    -   -   Color.—RHS 67B.        -   Length.—1.0-1.2 cm.        -   Width.—0.6-0.7 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptical.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel; semi-spherical or nearly semi-spherical.        -   Lastingness of individual flowers.—7-9 days at 18° C.            temperature.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—6-12, with 5-12 immature            umbels in various stages.        -   Fragrance.—None.        -   Umbel diameter.—7-9 cm.        -   Umbel depth.—6-8 cm.-   Corolla:    -   -   Form.—Semi-double.        -   Number of petals.—6-11.        -   Diameter of flower.—4-5 cm.        -   Depth of flower.—1.5-2 cm.        -   Color upper petals, upper surface.—Upper half RHS N74A,            lower half RHS 155D with venation RHS 63A.        -   Color upper petals, lower surface.—RHS N74A, fading to RHS            155A at the bottom with venation RHS N66B.        -   Length of upper petals.—2.1-2.3 cm.        -   Width of upper petals.—1.6-1.8 cm.        -   Color lower petals, upper surface.—RHS N74A and a bottom end            of RHS155A.        -   Color lower petals, lower surface.—Rim RHS N74A, fading to            RHS 75D in centre to white RHS 155A on the bottom.        -   Length of lower petals.—1.6-1.8 cm.        -   Width of lower petals.—1.7-2.1 cm, petaloids variably            smaller smaller and with variable shape.        -   Petal shape.—Obovate to spathulate.        -   Apex shape.—Rounded.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Petal texture.—Papillose on both surfaces.-   Calyx:    -   -   Number of sepals.—5.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 146B mottled with anthocyanins of about            RHS 181B.        -   Length of sepals.—1-1.4 cm.        -   Width of sepals.—0.2-0.4 cm.        -   Sepal shape.—Lanceolate to linear.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margins.—Mostly fused.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous.        -   Lower surface.—Glandular hairs, hirsute.-   Reproductive organs:-   Gynoecium:    -   -   Pistil.—1.        -   Length.—0.8-0.9 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 61A.        -   Style length.—0.4-0.6 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 61A.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 178B.        -   Ovary length.—0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Ovary diameter.—0.2 cm.-   Androecium:    -   -   Number of stamens.—5-7 with 1-6 staminoids.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS N155D.        -   Length filaments.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 58C.        -   Length of anthers.—0.3 cm.        -   Color of pollen.—RHS N172B.        -   Pollen amount.—Abundant.        -   Fertility/seed set.—Has not been determined to date.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plantnamed ‘PEQZ0058’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.